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How to make a fake grand piano

Logan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:36:50 +0000

So for the Dave Wallace video “Broken” I wanted to use a beat up old grand piano. It turns out old grand pianos are extremely rare in CHCH and if you do find one they are expensive. So I decided to build a fake one from an old upright. As fate would have it my next door neighbor had an old upright in his back yard!

Step 1 – Get some people who love to shift heavy things or just love being in photos

Step 2 – Pull off the 200kg + cast iron back

Step 3 – Recycle what you can from the old upright

Step 4 – Add a frame (get your dad to test it)

Step 5 – Give it a bottom

Step 6 – Sexy it up

And the final result….

We added rubber bands to every key so they actually worked. The lid is made from all the panels of the old upright.

In the final video it looks like a fully functional grand piano. I give it an A+

Don’t forget to check out the piano in action here.

Dave Wallace – Broken

Logan — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:31:23 +0000

Well here it is – my first music video with vampires!

“Broken” is the outstanding debut single for Dave Wallace. This video was shot in an abandoned building in downtown CHCH on the Canon 7D.

The song can be PURCHASED NOW from the iTunes store here.

Check out Dave’s website for more details.

Simon Waterhouse took some great pics from the day – which you can check out here.

Check out how I made the grand piano here.

Vampire LUNA RIOUMINA

Broken – Behind the Scenes

Logan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:13:18 +0000

Here are a few picks from my latest music video “Broken” by Dave Wallace.

We shot on Thursday and the video is edited and due out later this week….

Thanks to Bryce Holtshousen (art department) for taking these pics.

Luna flew down from Auckland for the day to play the vampire.

Me & Dan filming Dave in a big bird shit infested warehouse.

Luna in a bath. Andy (grip / gaffer), Dan (camera op) and I prep for a shot.

Luna in amongst some sheets.

In the bath. Not sure where we got the hot water from but Ben & Nan (our PA’s) arrived on set with a chilli bin filled with boiling water.

“Broken” – music video pre production

Logan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:06:29 +0000

Went over to Heathcote valley to check out the old abandoned Malt Works for an upcoming music video for a local musician Dave Wallace…. it’s very cool but not quite right for what we are after. Good spot for snaps though.

Found this little tool shed on the way home – it’s part of some church grounds…